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Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

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  • Oh No to to the nightclub!!!

    Good luck to your boys,

    and sorry to hear about the business... be careful putting your money in.. It natural thing to do.. and you have had correct advice... we did to £12k in cash (and OH used CC and OD for another 16k)... then we slapped on the wrist by authorities... for allowing an under performing business to trade. OH's accountant useless :( .... however probably less debt after a further year of trading although then it landed on my/our doorstep....
    Mortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 2022
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,354 Forumite
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    Hi mfd's its s one off and I want it paying back very quickly! There is enough work for it to be a good living but not with the staff we currently have.

    Good news re results :D

    Ds 1 got 5 bs and cs (he thought he would fail everything :eek:)

    Ds 2 got 7 bs and Cs

    Both got bs in the subjects they are doing at college, only disappointment was ds 2 getting a d in English Lang when he was predicted a b , he's a bit upset but can retake at college when does his a levels. All in all a big relief though :D

    I need to seriously go through the accounts, I forgot I bought dd a video camera for working hard at her exams , I think I need to give the boys some money now eek!
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • Well done to your boys

    :T:T
    Mortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 2022
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well done boys :T.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Great results xxx
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,354 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone it's very kind, it's such a relief that it's over with , at least for a while :)

    Offered to take them our for lunch but they wanted to stay in as they are out tonight, so ordered dominoes lunch deal 3x large pizzas for £5.99 each :beer:

    Been on the spreadsheet today and it looks like losing another day's pay will add another 3 months or so into the end date :( and that's with being incredibly frugal too. Will have another look this evening and do a new plan.
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Glad to hear your sons got the results they were looking for. Hopefully the retake will go well.

    Maybe time to look for another job?
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,795 Forumite
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    Well done to the twins :)

    Belated happy anniversary wishes from me :)

    Glad DD loves the new d!cor

    Sorry to hear about redundancies :( - can't have been an easy decision to have come to for DH x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,354 Forumite
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    Maybe time to look for another job?[/QUOTE]

    Ill pretend I didn't hear that :D


    Thanks greent, very kind :)
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,354 Forumite
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    Well it looks like if we stop paying extra on the 0%cc then the wage cut will add 2 months onto the term of the mortgage, it's not the end of the world, but we will be £5280 short on the mortgage finishing in 2years plus the cc shortfall of 2.5k Ish.

    As mentioned by Alex I could look for another job - I would really rather not to be honest :rotfl: but to tell the truth I will still probably be working as many if not more hours to make up the shortfall in manpower. Either way we are still very lucky to have a chance of clearing the mortgage in a short time, six years ago we had a 33 year mortgage, so I probably need to get a bit of perspective :o
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
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